Orbis Dataset

April 30, 2025

by a searcher from London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London in London, UK

Wondering if anyone has experience with Orbis (formerly Bureau Van Dijk). Love the tool but their pricing feels a bit prohibitive for the average self-funded searcher. Curious if anyone has tips / tricks how to get access or manage their costs down.

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from University of Glasgow in Edinburgh, UK

If you only need the UK data (called FAME), then the good news is you can access it significantly cheaper with an SBREC membership: https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/supporting-businesses/small-business-research-enterprise-centre/sbrec-membership The site says it's £229/yr, but clicking through to payment shows it as £189/yr. Not sure which is correct as I didn't need it in the end, but either is a lot lower than the direct price! Details of what's included is below, but the other one worth checking (depending on your requirements) is Pomanda - it also has fairly reasonable pricing, but is more focused on filtering company financials & list building. Your SBREC membership gives you the following. • • Remote access to: Fame (MAX downloads per day: a list of 100 companies or 5 full company reports | Global Trade Tracker | IBISWorld | GlobalData | Statista | Business Source Premier | Cobra | European Newsstream | Exporters Almanac. • • Free 30 one-to-one introduction to remote database titles. • • Dedicated Customer Support via email. • • Free WiFi at the Centre • • Newsletter. • • • Please note that data accessed with a SBREC membership is for your SOLE and PERSONAL use. You cannot sell or pass on this data, and your membership is not transferable. Membership is valid in the UK only.

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from London Business School in London, UK

Scott is correct, the other options is the library. The Westminster Business Library has companies data via Beauhurst and many council libraries have datasets from Experian or FAME itself, including the British Library.

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